Last night was cool. I only feel like being creative once a day, so here is what I posted on Payne County Line's message boards.

"The new Wormy Dog in Bricktown is completely cool. We had a blast last night there. Especially meeting new people around the city area. I also learned not to ask strangers what kind of shot they're taking cuz they'll end up buying one for you. So, I asked these random people there what shot they're taking as its being poured and of course, it end up being Cabo. Yeah, I had a shot of tequila while the sun was still shining. Oh, and to the guy who bought me a shot, thanks and please don't break any more saddles. Just cuz you can sit on them doesn't mean you can play "cowboy". Everyone come out tomorrow to see ol Jake. I have a feeling I'm going to spend waaaaay to much time at this place."

Why is it that every month or so someone finds a "flaw" in Windows that could destroy the universe through the internet or something. If I were the number one king-ding-a-ling in computer software OS, I'd be pretty damn sure I wouldn't put it out with a flaw that could, oh say, destroy corporations. I'll stick with my mac so I can destroy other planets at will.

.............oh must have dozed off there. Well, its time to hit the Wormy Dog in Bricktown! Gonna walk before they make me run.

Can't beat 'em. Roger...Clyne...kicks...ass...must....stay.... awakkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk....................................

Be sure to click on "bad-ass" above and take the poll to see whether or not Kevin is coming out tonight.

Alrighty my fans.... time to break out the trash bags and duct tape tonight....oh wait....wrong occasion...break out the party favors cuz Roger Clyne is tonight at the Concert Hall. I'll be at The Dog at 5 so everyone meet me there. The tomorrow night Wormy Dog Bricktown opens up in all its wonderous glory. I'll be there as well and Kevin "I'll try to come out tonight cuz I need to but man I don't have the cash so I probably won't but the more I think about it I may but we'll see as the day goes on and tell you later" Miller is playing along with some other musicians for a little jam. So, you may come and bask in the glory of my presence at any of these places. Oh, and I posted Vol. 4 of our east coast trip including pics of where Clerks was filmed.

I have noticed with driving a van, you pay a lot closer attention to overhead clearance signs.

Ladies and gentlemen, children above the age of eighteen.... tomorrow night Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers take the stage at Wormy Dog Concert Hall in beautiful Stillwater, OK. I cannot express the dire need for you to attend this show. Not for the band's benefit (they already do pretty well), but for your own. They are undoubtedly the best show I have seen in a small venue. If you don't drink, you will get drunk.... if you don't smoke, you will buy a pack of Camels. These guys make you party. Rock.

Do we really need a "Joseppi's" sign that BIG? Reminds me of when Mr. Burns blocked out the sun on Springfield.

Who the hell made me go out last night? Huh? Was it you?!?! Peckerwood?!? Did YOU make me go out last night??? Kick you square in the balls show last night at Wormy Dog. No Justice gave a show on par with Ragweed, blah, blah, blah, they rule, blah, blah, blah, and The Great Divide played a set with their new front man Micah Aills. I tell you what kids.... this guy is a rock star. There is new life to the Divide now. Packed house on a Thursday night during the damn summer and somebody made me go out! Sonsabitches. Oh and check out BadAssWebsite on the link up top and see if I ate it Friday. I'm going to nap behind the ficus plant now.

I finally added Badwater to my "list of bands that are good on cd as well as live cuz I've seen them live and I don't give a shit what you say". Welcome to The Family boys... I saw on the website your breaking in the new Wormy Dog OKC with Cooder Graw on August 2nd and even opening for Robert Earl on the 29th at Red Dirt. Keep on truckin', rock on, take 'er sleazy, don't let yer hot dog stand, don't let yer meat loaf and other numerous beat-off farewell sayings.... and we'll see ya on the 1st!

Forgot to mention we went to check out the new Wormy Dog OKC in Bricktown yesterday evening and have to say its the nicest bar in Bricktown. It won't be open til the middle of next week but Wednesday there should be a little jam going on down there so check it out. It will be the top music venue downtown. You can see the band from damn near anywhere in the bar. The layout is like Eskimo Joes except waaaay bigger. Did I mention its two stories or has an elevator?...oh ok.

Vol. 3 is up of our East Coast trip in the photos section. Oh and go see No Justice tonight at The Dog. You'll wanna be there for the opening band.

Don't know if any of you know or not, but the evil twin of sweetwebsite has been born.....badasswebsite.com. You think I've been offensive, just wait. It will be the official home of "Will Ragan Eat It Friday?"

Well, this morning I am sitting here at home waiting on a repairman to come replace our airconditioner motor. We have cool air but two nights ago it wasn't blowin' shit. 85 degrees in our bedroom... kinda makes it hard to sleep. So I call this guy to make an appointment yesterday to fix the damn thing once and for all. I ask him when a good time is for him to come and he says whenever is good fo me. OK, then I figure his schedule is clear so I say how bout 8 tomorrow morning. Now, I figure this is a hard workin' regular joe, but I hear him rustle around some papers acting like he's lookin through his book or something and he kinda grumbles and mumbles, so I say how bout 9. He still makes a couple of incoherent noises and says "How bout 10?" So I say, "10am??? You can't get your lazy ass up any earlier than that??? I can go to a bar at 5pm, close it down, and still be at work at 8am....and I drive over half a freakin' hour! Jeez, dude I'm sorry when you go drinkin' the night before, you can't get up before 9:30.", in my head. Then he says, "OK, between 9 and 10." Man.... I sure wish I could just pick what time I come to work and give you a "guesstimate" on when I'll be there. So far, its 9:25 in the AM and he's still not here.

OK... here is a pic of me with my van.

Here is a pic of my new van.



Just had some work done to it, so this is what it looks like now.

Alright all you crazy asses out there who listen to the music I like, which is good music. Go sign up on the Payne County Line Message Board so there can be some no holds barred music discussions. Do it because MY WORD IS THE LAW!!! and if you fight the law...well... guess what happens. Plus you can vote for me as the "Coolest Person Ever" there.

Got Vol. 2 or our trip posted....also putting the final touches of Action Figure Theater....in my mind. Its going to be a quicktime movie format so be sure you have it on your computer so you can see all the action when I'm done. My van still rocks.

Friends, Romans/neighbors, countrymen... lend me your ears. This weekend was pretty cool. Friday was chill out and watch tv night to prepare for the next day cuz we were going to rock out to Charlie and No Justice at the Eskimo named Joe. Well, I woke up Saturday and decided to go look at some vehicles for me since the old Bonneville is getting up there in miles. Well, I ended up buying an Astro van. Yes my fans, I own a van. Why, do you ask? Are you having kids already? No, no, no... basically because I've always wanted one. Not a Caravan or a Windstar but an Astro or Safari. I don't consider those "soccer mom" vans cuz they're more beefy like a work van. I hopped out at one dealership and you know how there is always sales people that accost you whenever they make eye contact... so this lady walks up and asks what are you looking for today. I say I want a van. She looks at me kinda funny cuz I figure she doesn't get many males in their 20's saying I want a van. Oh well, they didnt have what I wanted but I finally found one at David Stanley Dodge at the ol Repo Joe sale. Anyways it rocks and its gonna rule on road trips. Hell I may even lower it. They look kick ass sittin' on the ground..... if Melisa ever lets me. Oh and the concert rocked Saturday night too.

Volume 1 of our East Coast pics are up in the photo section!

Welcome to another edition of "Will Ragan Eat It Friday?". No, not "eat it" like me getting on a skateboard and someone throwing a handful of rocks in front of me as I'm doing rad tricks,but where Matt brings in an impulse buy from the local Citgo of assorted processed meats and whatnot. This week's item is an Oh Boy! Oberto Hearty Chili Beef Stick.

They should call it the "Hearty 'Hardy to get into' Beef Stick". I had to bust out my pocket knife to get into the thing.

It reminded me kind of a long skinny terd, looking at after it was opened and the first bite was filled with processed meet goodness surrounded by a thin skin of smokey joy. I did not however taste any hearty chili.

So I sit and ponder wether or not I wiill continue to eat it regardless of the false advertising.

Well, I do continue to eat the rest of it and notice this pixy stick of meat is making my breath smell like dog food and immediately I have to go crap. So another appropriate name would be "Oh Boy I've Got To Crap! Oberto!"

I give it 2.5 out of 5.

Things I Learned on Our Trip:

1. Missouri would be beat up by surrounding states and disappear if it didn't have Branson. They advertise for that town more than any other....even KFC tray liners tell you to go there.

2. As soon as you leave Oklahoma and head east, people do not use or have cars with cruise control and left lane=fast lane does not apply. Oh and their cars don't have rear view mirrors because I swear they think no one is EVER behind them.

3. There are more Cracker Barrels and Steak & Shakes than you can shake a steak at out east.

4. You CAN have a traffic jam at 12:30am with 500,000 people.

5. Mass transit kicks ass.... for about an hour a day

6. Just because it says its an "air conditioned car" does not mean its cool.

7. Washington DC in July is not for overweight flat footed people.... namely me.

8. Everyone in DC has the same idea what and when to visit as you do.

9. Do not go to the Pentagon expecting to get a sweet picture and see really cool stuff.

10. East coast highways should be gold plated with all the tolls you pay.

11. I now understand the need for satellite radio and ipods.

12. New Jersey highways disappear and reappear at will without warning.

13. No one in New Jersey knows how to pump their own gas.

14. Cell phone service in New York is based on wind direction and velocity, barometric pressure, and the tides of the ocean.

15. It is impossible to have a "high speed" chase in New York City.

16. The Empire State Building is really really tall.

17. Tickets to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart actually DO NOT guarantee you entry into the show.

18. There are more flatfoot/tap dancers and less teeth per square foot in Floyd, VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains than anywhere on earth.

19. If Texas finds out the largest man made star is in Roanoke, VA, there would be a war for it.

20. Some kind of "redneck barrier" must be around Arkansas to keep them inside.

Well, thats all I had written down. There may be some more sometime if I can remember them but who knows....I may not want to remember them. Some pics of the trip should be up by the end of the week.

Back to the old jobby job. Our trip was great and we covered more area and saw more sights than Lewis and Clark. I have a buttload of pics I'll be uploading sooner or later plus I have a list of things I learned on the trip. Its pretty long so it may a couple of posts long. I'll start that tomorrow.... and if you don't know by now, I asked Melisa to marry me on top of the Empire State Building so all you ladies will have to quit fighting over me now that I picked the best one. Lots going on this week though. Going to catch Freakshow at Joe's tonight. I haven't seen them in years. One helluva show if you like to dance. Then its Micky and the Motorcars on Thursday at the Dog. Charlie is Saturday at Joe's for their anniversary...party.

Oh you knew I'd be back, so hit the road jack, cuz daddy's home.

Well it looks like my action figure theater will have to wait til I get back from vacation. Melisa and I are headed to Jay & Silent Bob's Secret Stash in New Jersey and then to see the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and stopping along the way to see things that aren't as cool...like the White House, the Lion King on Broadway and Empire State building blah blah blah. Oh, well... take the good with the mediocre. Gonna take lots O pics, so I'll be posting them here of course. We'll be back the 14th (I hope). I may be able to post along the way but if not then you'll have to wait dammit!

Well, Kevin just called me from the Denver airport and he's havin' a Fat Tire and a ham and cheese omlette for breakfast.... rock on dude.